Thermal Energy Storage Analyses and Designs

By Pei-Wen Li

Since most types of renewable energy ace highly intermittent and need to be stored to serve the needs of heat or electrical power in a timely manner, thermal storage is becoming a key area of research and development due to its capability of storing unlimited amounts of energy, particularly for concentrated solar thermal power generation. Thermal Energy Storage Analysis and Designs considers the significance of thermal energy storage systems over other systems designed to handle large quantities of energy. The book introduces the different thermal storage system structures and the configuration of thermal storage materials and heat transfer fluids. It provides surveyed properties for heat transfer fluids and thermal storage materials (for sensible or latent heat storage), and presents mathematical modeling and analysis of heat transfer for thermal charging and discharging processes. Approaches and steps for thermal storage system design and sizing (either hot or cold strophe) using the mathematical tools for heat transfer analysis are presented in the book for engineering applications Examples of design analysis for the volumes of thermal storage system with the desired amount of energy storage are provided for reference. With its examples of analytical results for temperature variation of discharged fluids, energy storage effectiveness, and discussions on thermal system structural and mechanical issues, this book will be a useful reference for engineers who design, install, and maintain thermal storage systems in the renewable energy industry. Key Features, Includes computer code for thermal storage analysis, with code flow charts, Contains a database of material properties relevant to various thermal storage needs, Provides example cases of input and output data for the code and application of the code for designs Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0128053445
• ISBN13: 9780128053447
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 234 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 8.9"